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gabreila
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Keep columns

‎06-14-2020 03:22 AM

Hello,
I don't know English, sorry for the mistakes.
I need help with Power Query.
I have n-columns and I need to keep the first 2 columns and the last 3 columns, the column names are different.

Thank you.

Gabriela

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Anonymous
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‎06-14-2020 05:11 AM

try this

 

 

    tabClean=Table.SelectColumns(tab,List.RemoveLastN(List.RemoveFirstN(Table.ColumnNames(tab),3),2))

 

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Anonymous
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‎06-14-2020 05:11 AM

try this

 

 

    tabClean=Table.SelectColumns(tab,List.RemoveLastN(List.RemoveFirstN(Table.ColumnNames(tab),3),2))

 

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gabreila
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In response to Anonymous

‎06-14-2020 06:45 AM

Super, thank you. It was very difficult for me.

Gabriela

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